The Chickahominy are a tribe of Native Americans who primarily live in Charles City and New Kent counties in the Greater Richmond-Petersburg area in the U.S. state of Virginia. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1619 Seat Charles City Area  - Total  - Water 529 km² (204 mi²) 56 km² (21 mi²) 10. ... New Kent County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Richmond-Petersburg is a region located in a central part of the state of Virginia in the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded December 17, 1748 Government  - Mayor Annie M. Mickens Area  - City  23. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

The Chickahominy ("The Coarse Ground Corn People", c.f. Ojibwe: zhishigo'aamin "grain cracked by grinding") were an autonomous tribe when the first permanent English settlement was founded at Jamestown in 1607. The Chickahominy were allied to Wahunsonacock, known to the English as Chief Powhatan, and his chiefdom of 30 or so tribes. The Chickahominy were forced to cede much of their land in 1646 after a failed attempt to drive the colonists from Virginia. The tribe's territory consisted of the land along the river that was eventually named after them, the Chickahominy River. The Anishinaabe language or the Ojibwe group of languages or Anishinaabemowin in Eastern Ojibwe syllabics) is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut), and the fourth most spoken in North America (behind Navajo, Cree, and Inuktitut). ... British colonization of the Americas (including colonization under the Kingdom of England before the 1707 Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain) began in the late 16th century, before reaching its peak after colonies were established throughout the Americas, and a protectorate was established in Hawaii. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Jamestown Settlement. ... Year 1607 (MDCVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the English as a nation. ... Chief Powhatan (detail of map published by John Smith (1612) Chief Powhatan ( 1547— 1618) , whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh or (in seventeenth century English spelling) Wahunsunacock, was the leader of the Powhatan (also spelled Powatan and Powhaten), a powerful tribe of Native Americans, speaking an Algonquian language, who lived in... Chickahominy also known as the Chick is a river in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia, near which several battles of the United States Civil War were fought in 1862 and 1864. ...

Today, the Chickahominy tribe consists of approximately 750 people living within a five-mile radius of the tribal center and tribally owned land in Charles City County, and several hundred more living in other parts of the United States.

The Chickahominy Tribe is a Christian tribe, and most attend Samaria Baptist Church, formerly Samaria Indian Church, in Charles City County. The church was built upon tribal grounds and used to serve as a school for the children of the tribe. Not coincedentally, the church sits directly across from the tribal headquarters.

The tribe was recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1983 and is currently fighting for federal recognition with other Native American tribes in Virginia. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This page details the status of Native American tribes living in the US state of Virginia. ...

External links

• Chickahominy information from Virginia Council on Indians
• Chickahominy Indians, Eastern Division information from Virginia Council on Indians